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Elías Antonio (Tony) Saca

Elías Antonio (Tony) Saca

🇸🇻El Salvador

Rank #350
Score: 30
About Elías Antonio (Tony) Saca

Elías Antonio 'Tony' Saca (b.1965) was President (2004–2009). His administration pursued pro-business policies; he was later convicted on corruption charges and is serving a prison sentence for embezzlement and illicit enrichment.

Scoring Breakdown
Detailed analysis of the politician's score.

HDI
El Salvador HDI ≈ 0.6746/10
Source: UNDP — HDI country insights (2022)
GDP per capita
El Salvador GDP per capita (PPP) — modest5/10
Source: World Bank — El Salvador data (2023)
Gini coefficient
Gini ≈ 39.83/10
Source: World Bank — Gini index (2023)
Employment rate
Employment-population ratio ≈ 60.1% (2023)4/5
Source: ILOSTAT — El Salvador data (2023)
Freedom index
Freedom House — country governance concerns documented4/10
Source: Freedom House — El Salvador report (2024)
Corruption index
Transparency Int'l — corruption noted; individual convictions (Saca)2/5
Source: Transparency International / news — corruption context (El Salvador) (2023)

Derived Criminal Score
Convicted on corruption / illicit enrichment charges; serving sentence (reported in news)0/20
Source: Reuters / AP / Wikipedia — Tony Saca conviction and sentence (2021)